When the bell rang, everyone in the class started running around chaotically. The commotion continued until the teacher walked in.
"Hello everyone, my name is Han Sieun, and I am your new homeroom teacher. I will be teaching you English," she greeted the students. Everyone welcomed her, and just as they were doing so, someone knocked on the door. "May I come in?" a voice asked.
The teacher responded, "Please come in." She then introduced the newcomer to the class as their new classmate.
"Hello everyone, my name is Kim Hyeji, and I am your new classmate. Nice to meet you all," she introduced herself.
The teacher then asked her to take a vacant seat.
As the first class came to an end, a hand suddenly brushed against Hyeji's shoulder.
"Hi, we met again, I hope you remember me," he said.
"By the way, my name is Park Haneul. I will see you again in lunch break, we need to fix something right?"
Hyeji was so confused to say anything, so she just nodded her head.
Later, in the lunch break, when Hyeji was having lunch alone, Haneul came out of nowhere and sat in front of her.
"Hi again!" he said.
Everyone was looking at them since it was the first time when Haneul was visibly going after a girl.
He was feeling really awkward inside, but somehow he was able to not show it on his face.
Finally, the silence broke after a minute, and Hyeji said,
"About the money I asked to pay you, I will hand it to you tomorrow."
"Okay, as long as you are paying me back, I am fine." By the way, it was a pretty expensive phone.
The next day morning, Hyeri in her room was trying to collect some money from here and there.
"They still are not enough," she said to herself.
Her grandmother came in and asked ,
"What is not enough?
Hyeri do you need some money?"
"No grandma, everything is fine, grandma went out of her room and came back with some money after two minutes.
"Are they enough?" her grandmother asked.
"I don't need them, why are you giving me your savings grandma?"
Grandma: I know you already have grown up, but I am your only family, after your parents died, I have taken care of you until now, I have no one but you to treasure, at least tell me if you need something,"
saying that,she handed the money to Hyeri.
hyeri hugged and thanked her for always taking care of her.
Grandma replied with a smile, "Money comes back more when you use it wisely."
She happily went to the school.
After lunch, in front of the class, Hyeri called out Haneul and handed him all the money.
"They are definitely not enough," he said .
."What should I do now? I only have this much money," she replied with an innocent tone.
Haneul gave her money back and said, "then pay it back to me in another way".
"What is that another way?"
"Nothing too much, just buy me lunch for two weeks."
"What? Buy you lunch? for two weeks?
"Don't worry I won't ask you to buy me a luxurious meal ", he replied while smirking.
Bell rang and they went back in the class.
After school, on the school's main gate Haneul grabbed her hand from behind and asked,
"Were you trying to escape?you forgot you have to buy me a meal?
Everyone started murmuring- so this is why Haneul never gave attention to any other girl ,his standards are really high, the girl is lucky, I am jealous ".
It was a really awkward moment for Hyeri, she pulled her hand from his hand and said, "let's go I will buy you a meal then", in a shy tone.
He took her to a tteokbokki stall, she was really surprised at that moment.
"I always wanted to try this," he said.
She ordered and payed for both of them.
As soon as he put a piece of it in his mouth, his face turned red.
"Why didn't you tell me it was spicy, pass some water to me "
"You never ate tteokbokki in your life," she asked while laughing.
"My father doesn't like it, so no one made it in the house ",he replied.
"Okay fine, I will buy you something else then."
"It's okay, go home it's already late," he replied.
She went back to her house giggling.
The next day in the school, he went to her again. "Hi, what's on the menu today?"
Everyone's eyes were on them,Hyeri noticed it, and left without saying anything.
Later, in the lunch break, he called out to her in alone
"Why did you avoid me back then?"
"You are so popular here; everyone was looking at us only, they are getting the wrong idea, and I want you to not talk to me in the school.
" I don't really liked the idea of avoiding you in the school and also they are not getting the wrong idea," he replied.
It made her cheeks red but she left without saying anything.
After that, he still tried to talk to her, but she kept on avoiding him in the school.
He was frustrated but determined to not give up .
One day when she had to buy him a dinner, while they were eating on the table, something stick on her lips, so Haneul instead of telling her about that, he wiped it with his fingers.
She got shy first but, asked with an angry tone, "What are you doing?" And left right away.
He went after her sighing! "Why did you just leave?"
"I know what you are up to, but let me tell you, you are out of my league. I don't deserve all this from you, so stop right away. She said with an emotional tone and left.
"What's gotten into her, she definitely is not easy ", he said to himself and left the place.
-Chapter ends-
Will Haneul be able to make up with Hyeri? Or, thing will go even worse between them?